Crossword for Sun, 17/Dec/2006

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Across
1: A piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed.

3: Synonym of 'steal'

6: The collection of rules imposed by authority.

8: Kidney-related

10: Present tense of got

11: 'Thrilla in Manila' victor

12: Synonym of 'selfish'

14: Apotheosis

16: Gatherings at the end?

19: Lab measuring tube

21: Eli

24: Harsh Munchkin punishment?

25: Opposite of dawdle

26: Ethane or methane

28: The miller's daughter spun this into gold.

30: Antonym of 'on.'

31: Rhymes with 'nap'

32: The most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender.
Down
1: From a country other than one's own.

2: Many millennia

3: Hook up

4: A caterpillar turns into this.

5: They're fordable

6: Present tense of left

7: Plural form of 'writers.'

9: Cavalry weapon

13: A sharp sound made by small birds or insects.

15: Opposite of energetic

17: To identify the letters of a word.

18: Terse ultimatum

20: Grand Prix manufacturer

22: Lewd looks

23: You can drive on this.

24: '__ La Mancha'

27: Maple syrup base

29: Rhymes with 'tan'




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